Recent content by sundel

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    CYA 220 & TDS 5500 - yikes! new to this pool - only 3 weeks.

    Oh - forgot to mention that after a week i then added some CYA raising the level to 50 thinking that will help the liquid chlorine last a bit longer. I am hesitant to go above that considering what I just went through ;-). Thanks,
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    CYA 220 & TDS 5500 - yikes! new to this pool - only 3 weeks.

    Thank you for your response! It was what I needed to hear, and I decided to do what you did. I did partial draining of the pool for 2 1/2 days with a lot of the draining 3-4' each night, and total refill by morning. I got my CYA from over 200 down to 40. now I am working on adding the correct...
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    CYA 220 & TDS 5500 - yikes! new to this pool - only 3 weeks.

    Moved to Tolleson (west Phoenix area) 3 weeks ago & rented a house with an in-ground pool - between 8-10k gallons. First day in the rental house I noticed slight green tint to the walls of the pool. Brushed the walls and could see green coming off the walls. Bought a cheap pool test kit at...